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The UNKAY BEE VOL. L NO. 41. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JfARCH 27, 1921. 1 C TEN CENTS Up-to-Date: News and Gossip of Interest to Sport Fans Omaha rr '1 New Faces In Buffalo Lineup This Season Claire, Clayton and Griffin Among Late Additions to Omaha Club's 1920 Roster. Fort Smith, Ark., March 26. (Spe cial.) When Jack Lclivclt and his Omaha club starts into the Western league pennant chase next month, base ball fans around the circuit are going to find several new faces in the lineup they arc unacquainted with, and too, they will find several new players in Omaha suits who will deserve no small amount of attention before the season ends. As it looks now, Leliyclt himself will handle the first base job. His fielding and hitting arc well known and he needs no introduction. At second base little Gislilason will again be on the job. He is Perfectly able to uphold his part of the infield, both in fielding and hitting. Gis las been hitting hard during the ex libition games here and hopes to in- tease his average over last summer's m batting. Claire at Short. A stranger will be found in little Dave Claire, who comes to the club from Detroit. Dave hit over .300 with Ludington in the Mich-Ontario league last season and stung the ball bard while with the Tigers, but. Cobb figured a season in the minors would fix him up "jake" for the big league campaign. Dave covers lots of ground and is a dandy little hitter. Also a popular boy - Over at third base another stranger in Schley Clayton will be seen in action. Clayton hasn't set the world afire with his-hitting yet, but more than makes up for it by his flashy, reliable fielding. The youngster dashes to either side and gets the sphere away while in the air. He is sue of bunts and death faces all trying to bunt his direction. Nice little fielder but rather weak with the stick. Lelivelt has been working on his batting position and may work wonders with the kid at that before the season gets well along. In the outfield the Buffalo herd will be stronger' jtban it was last summer through the addition of "Pug" Griffin, the hard slugging cen ter fielder who was secured from the Southern league. "Pug" was with Memphis . in the Southern as sociation last-jveajc and while in that organization hung tip a handsome batting average-. , ,His hitting and fielding will win many a game for the Omaha, tribe this suAmcr. Platte Sure of Job. In right field, Al Platte, veteran from last summer, and Ed Hazen, rookie, will battle it out to a finish, although it is certain .Hazen will be retained after the pruning down proc ess has ended. Both are excellent fielders and good, steady batters, but the shade for a regular job lies with Platte on account of his experience. Over in left field little Lee will rule supreme. He is well known to fans around the circuit and has improved his batting, so it seems, over' last year. These four give Omaha a crackerjack of an outfield and one hard to beat in the league. Back of the plate it looks like Sta pleton and Lingle will be the regu lar receivers. Stapleton is a giant secured from the Delta league, and he is a great old hitter at that. His arm is "made of steel" and he shoots the ball around the sacks in fine manner. Lingle is a regular from last season. Ryan and Brown, both with Omaha a while in 1920, were se cured from Huron last summer and although they have shown good signs of improvement it is barely possible they will be retained. Need Good Pitchers. In the pitching staff things are far from being good as they should bo. Kopp and Kagan are the only two regulars from last season's camp, if one doesn t consider Manaskc a regular. These three, however, are sure of their jobs at this, date, leav-. ing the army of bushers and rookies to fight it out amongst themselves. At present the Omaha management is dickering for pitchers from both Detroit and Chicago Cubs, but what luck will result isn't known this ear ly. "Hub" Glaser and Harry Baum gartner are the only two youngsters in camp who look like they might develop into winning pitchers .this season. Both have had experience and look ready for steady jobs. Four Pennant Winners New York. Eight manageis have won four or more pennants in the major circuits. Anson boasted 6f five and Comiskey four as a paying leader and one as a benchman ' with the White Sox in 1900. Selee la'nded five, Hanlon five, Clarke four, Mack six, McGraw six and Chance four. Mc Graw wants to land another pennant so as to head the list, and also to win another world's series, v hich he hasn't done since 1903. Harry Arndt, Former Big League Player, Dies South Bend, Ind.. March o. .Harry Arndt, 42, former third base man for St. Louis and the Cincin nati Nationals, died here Friday of tuberculosis. His last engagement as a professional player was with the South Bend Central league club as manager. Pawnee High Team Defeats Burchard At Base Ball, 34 to 4 Pawnee. Neb., March 26. (Spe cial Telegram. The local High school base ball club defeated the Burchard team here Friday afternoon by the score of 34 to 4. Joey Strongarm Knocks All Wind Out of Canary Kid Jolt Comes in Confab on Women's New Styles The Kid Finds Aviators Flighty And Says Jim Dahlman Is Peeved. By H. R. HARRIS. "I wuz wit' Jim Dahlman th' other day w'en 'e 'nnounced 'e's gonna try t' r'sume bein' mayor," said the Canary Kid, "an' th' ol' ladies' home edition uv th' Omaha Daily Snooze is brot in. "Jim 'e reads th' story 'bout 'is 'nnouncemen', w'ich wuzn't no story w'ich a frien' woulda writ, but Jim 'e grins 'till 'e come t' th' part wot scz there is a li'l less hair on Jim's head an' a li'l more wrinkles on Jim's face an' 'en Jim 'c gets mad. " 'Jus' wot's th' idea uv takin' 'at scort uv a crack at me,' 'e sez. 'Jus wot, now, tell m'. We can'idates ain' goin' hit' no beauty contes', is wc?' Wouldn't Let Go Of His Big Toe. "W'ich remin's m' uv a letter I got th' other day frum a doll wot I know. She writ m' 'bout a wrestlin' match wot she an' a flapper frien' wen' t' see. . : " 'We bet on th' good lookin' man (Wes'cott by name),' she writ. "E put up a purity game fight an' would 'ave won, but th' other fellow, Lon- das (a Greek), got aholt uv is toe an wouldn' let loose.' " The kid paused and grinned. "Well, Canary," I said, "what have vou been doing with yourself the last few days?" "Not so much," replied the Kid. "Th' other night I "wen up t th' Marigol' cabaret wot is run by th' aviator, Jack Atkinson, an' ' I sez, 'Jack 'ave y' got any high flyers 'roun' 'ere?' "Jack 'e goes up in th' air right away. " 'Naw, we ain' got no high flyers 'ere.' 'e 'oilers. 'We don' run 'at sort uv a place. Wot y' tryin' t' do, 'ave th welfare board call a special session 'r somethin'?' " 'Aw, come on down, make a landin',' I sez, 'I wuz jus' tryin' t' be funny.' " 'Well, don' try t' get funny wit' me,' sez Jack. Canary's Friends Speak Right Up. Looka here, speaks up Kid Long, 'don' yeh try t' get hard wit' Lanarv r we II throw a crowbar in yer propeller.' Yeah, comes in th Dago, an 'at ain' all. We'll pour molasses in yer cylinders. " C mon, I sez t Kid Long an th' Dago. 'Y' can' talk t' them avia tors. The're allcrs goin' up in the air.' . "Well, we goes long li'l ways an we looks int' th' store win'ows an' gets t' talkin' 'bout th new styles fur wimmin. 'En 'long comes Joe Strongarm an' Joe 'as on one them new. hats wit' a cute li'l bow in th' back jus' like Tommy Tootles, wot won all th' Bibles in th' Sunday school class wot m' mother useter lick m' fur not goin' to, uster wear. "W'en Joe comes up I figgers by 'is looks wit' 'at hat 'at I'd get symp'thy w'en I sez, 'Joe, ain' it tumble? I hears 'at th new skirts fur wimmin is t' be shorter w'ere possible an' 'at th' gowns is t' be lower w'ere possible an' 'at th shirt waists is t' be made uv mosquito ncttin an' such an' lace curtain ef fec's'U be th' rage in stockin's.' "'Fine!' sez Joe. 'I like 'em! "Well. I am' got m' brear nac 'nough f ask Mm w'ether 'e means a head by Remembers Big Information Bureau. The Kid looked out of the window thoiiEfhtfullv. "Oh, I almos fergot m' big inf r mation bureau," he spoke up and div ing into his pocket and hauling forth a bundle of letters. 'Ere, les' get busv." The Kid pulled out a letter and handed it to me. It ran: Dear Kid I am a modern young girl. I confess that I hail a little rouge on my cheeks the- other day (all of us girls rouge a little) when a chap asked me why a lot of these present day flappers are like an Easter egg and a rabbit. I told him that I did not know. He ssld be cause they are hard-boiled and painted and are always running around. Was this follow Insulting me or was he trying to be a clown? Tours In doubt. RUBY LIPS. Kid Thinks This Is Terrible. "Now ain' 'at tumble?" demanded the Kid. "Ain' it tumble 'at a guy but 'ere write this back t' Mm:" Dear Ruby Lips The last time that gag was sprung In vaudeville the drum mer In the orchestra went crazy, grabbed a cornet from a cornet player and tried to beat the comedian's brains out, but finding that he didn't have any. decided to twist off his head at the neck, which he did. THE KID. I picked up the next letter and read -it to Canary. Dear Kid: I am 20 years old, have a chummy roadster and am the daughter of a prosperous bootlegger. Everybody says I am pretty, so I let them be "the judges. .1 am a stranger in town and would like to meet a nice man. LONESOME LENA. "Wot!" exclaimed the Kid. "Read it yourself if you don't be lieve me," I protested. . - The Kid clutched the letter from my hand and dashed out of the of fice. . To Ban Six-Day Bike Races New York. In an effort to elimi nate the steady grind of six-day bi cycle races, Alderman McCourt has introduced a resolution limiting the hours during which such races may be held and the length of time the riders may race at a stretch. His resolution provides that riders shall not ride more than six. hours every 24 hours. h styles r ttr wimmin oioie mm an' Ms hat 'as'gone up th street an' I-reelizes yeh can' alters tell wot's in a head bv th' heat wot's on it." Official ranking in United ' " -- i . " MRS. FRANKLIN MALLORY (nee Moll a Bjurstedt), Women's champion. Burch Expects Two Good Pitchers to Join Club From Chicago Fort Smith, Ark., March 26. (Special Telegram.) Fagan Burch, president and half owner of the Omaha Buffaloes, returned to this city Friday, following a five-day trip through various major league train ing camps in Texas. Although Burch left here last week in quest of two left-hand pitchers and an in fielder, he could not make public the results of his trip at a late hour tonight. "Tell the fans back home I am sorry, but promises are all I got. If those who made them kept their word we will secure two good pitch ers for our team this summer. Per haps I can announce their names to morrow. Anyway, we got two com ing from this trip,, if promises are kept, and we also have two hurlers due us from the Chicago Cubs. Who we will get from Evers is hard to tell, and we might not get them until after the Cubs get back from their training campaign tour," said Burch tonight, when visited by a Bee representative. Rochester Bowlers Spi ill 1314 Pins Buffalo, March 26. Fin spilling in the American Bowling congress tournament Friday was the most sensational of the 1921 .champion ships. Scoring a total of 1.314 pins, a mark which has been beaten m only two of the 20 tournai'ients in the history of the congress. Rochester bowlers went high in the two-man event. "Kid' Paul in Omaha After Fislic Encounters "Kid" Paul, featherweight fistic performer who hails from Duluth, Minn., breezed into town the other day in search of opponents who will square off with him in the roped arena. The "Kid" tips the beams at 133 pounds. Any boxer or pro moter anxious to get in touch with the Minnesota pugilist can .do so by calling the Sports Editor of The Omaha Bee. Woman to Swim Channel London. In spite of the fact that she made an unsuccessful attempt to swim the English channel last sum mer, Mrs. Arthur Hamilton is go ing to attempt the feat again this summer. She is practicing daily for the attempt. Pirate Battery Holds Out Pittsburgh. Wilbur Cooper, pitch er, and William Haeffner, catcher, are hold-outs. Cooper is one of the Pirates' stars. He said he could not come to terms with President Dreyfus- Makes Round of Golf In Fifty-One Strokes New York, March 26. (Specials News has come across the Pacific ocean from Hongkong that an American named Kraft made a round of golf there in 51 strokes. Unless some one can come forward and prove a better score this '"ill stand as a record. There was no rar for the course, but the bogey was figured at 80. Kraft is 58 years old, and it was observed that he knocked two balls lopsided during the round in his hard hit drives. This was not the fea ture of his play, however, as he used but one putt on 17 greens. On the other green he took none, as he holed out from the tee. He was out in 25 and back in 26. There was only one four, on the card. This was made up for by the hole in one. As far as known this beats all freak playing, as Kraft has never beer; heard of as a champion of any de scription. ' Vardon once has a round of 52 on a short course in Germany. Three Kings and Queen of the Clay Courts States tennis names Tilden, Johnston, CLARENCE J. GRIFFIN, Doubles champ' on. - Riley and Harris Win Billiard Matches At Mid-West Meet The third 125-point match of the Mid-West pocket billiard tourney be ing played off at the De Luxe Bil liard parlors ended Friday night with Woods, Riley, and Harris each hav ing won a game, while Riley has lost one and Owens two. , Yesterday afternoon's match be tween "Sheriff" Frank Riley and "Bil ley" Owens, both of Omaha, ended with Riley on top, 125 to 110. Riley's high runs were 28 and 22, while Owens counted 34 and 26 consecu tively. , Names Sound Familiar New 'York. The Little Rock club of the Southern league 'will try out two players this spring whose names are familiar. One of them is Cobb and the other Hornsby. Cobb is a first baseman and makes his home in DcQueen, , Ala. Hornsby gets his mail in the winter at Booneville, Ark. -He is a first saeker, too, and will compete with Cobb for a reg ular berth. Cobb admits he is no relative of the Georgia Peach, but Hornsby is a fourth cousin of the St. Louis star. "Home Run" Baker Seeks to Be Reinstated as Ball Player Chicago, March 26. Franklin "Home Run" Baker has filed an ap plication with Judge K. M. Landis, base ball commissioner, to be rein stated, it was announced today. Baker retired from organized base ball some time ago while a member of the New York American league club, but has played independent ball in the meantime. He now seeks to rejoin the club. Hurley to Turn "Pro' Columbus, O. "Chic" Harley, Ohio State's first All-American foot ball player, may take up professional base ball when he finishes his col lege work in June. He is an out fielder and has had several offers from major league teams. Sheckard "Hits the Trail" Lancaster! Pa., James T. Sheckard, famous as one of the great outfielders of the old Chicago Cubs, has hit the trail "for the league that counts most." Sherkard "signed u;V at a recent revival meeting here. The Detroit Tigers broke Camp at Han Antonio lust night and today open an ex hibition series by facing the Fort Worth, Tux., league team on the Lone Star field. Griffin and Mrs. Mallory as country's WILLIAM M. JOHNSTON, Doubles chamvion. Omaha Athletic Club Volley Bailers Beat Fremont Champions Denny Ryan's Omaha Athletic lub volley ball sextet swamped the Fremont state "Y" champ team for the third time this season Fftitay night, when it won four of the six games' played. The O. A. C volleycrs lost the opening game, 15 to 14, but cam" back strong and won the second, 15 to 5. The third saw Fremont re taliating, 15 to 14 again. Denny Ryan's proteges took the final three matches, all by the score of lo to 9. To Rcval Olympic Games Los Angeles, The national track and field championships to be held in Pasadena on July1 1. 2, 3, and 4 will be "the greatest .athletic spec tacle outside of the Olympic games," according to Robert S. Weaver, president of the A. A. U. Competing teams will be sent from clubs all over the country. , Waler-Cycle "Derhy" London. An international water cycle race across the Straits of Do ver will be held soon. A number of champion cyclists will compete. Miss Zetta Hills, one of last year's plucky water cyclists, will be one of Eng land's representatives. Bob Fitzsimmons Broke Rinsr When He Knocked Out Mammoth Dunkhorst New York, March 26. (Special.) A group of fight fans were remin iscing in Park row, New York, when one .inquired if any others remem bered the famous duel ' between old Bob Fitzsimmons ind Ed Dunkhorst at the Hercules club in ' Brooklyn many years ago. "Dunkhorst was a handsomely pro- Portioned young fellow when he stripped for ac- tion," said the in- . ? formant. "They 'l w called him 'the boh Ki'i .K1....VIONS. h u m a n freight tram,' but occasionally they just re ferred to him as plain 'Dunk.' "The big fellow weighted in the neighborhood of 500 pounds and was much broad of beam, resembling one of those old-fashioned Sixth avenue hacks. Rip Wall for Ed's Entrancee. "But Ed was a game one, and when he esscayed to go in with the freckled Bob there was much excite ment throughout the country. "Op Ed's arrival at the clubhouse the management found it necessary to tear down part of the building to get the mammoth inside the struc ture. One of the attendants had pro vided a block and fall near the ring to aid in hoisting Edward into the ropeil arena. "The night of the fight found the clubhouse choked with eager specta tors. Dunkhorst was first to appear, and with all the machinery in opcrp- best. WILLIAM T. TILDEN JR., Singles champion. 12 Golf Pros Will Play in Scotland Players Plan to Sail May 24 To Play Tourney, in New York, March 26. Twelve of America's leading professional golf ers will compose the team which will go to Scotland this summer in an attempt to lift the British open title, it was announced today. The. team probably will sail May 24, and will spend some time familiarizing JSthemselves with the St. Andrews course where the British open tour nament will be held, beginning June 20. -; Among those likely to become members of the team arc Jock Hutchison and Leo Diced of Chi cago, Wilfred Reid, Wilmington, Del.; Walter Hagcn and M. J. Brady, Detroit; Alexander Cunning ham, Wheeling, W. Va.; James Barnes, Pelham Manor, .V Y.; Clarence Hackney, Atlantic City; Fred McLeod, Washington; Eddie Loos, Homewood, 111.; Willie Ogg, Atlanta, Ga., and William Melhorn of Tulsa, Okh Will Organize Another Saturday Amateur Loop Secretary J. J. Isaacson of the Municipal Amateur Base Ball asso ciation "announced last ' night that another , Saturday afternoon league will be formed Monday night at the city hall. According to Isaacson, the Bank league may consolidate with the new Industrial league to be formed Mon day night. The Union Pacific Audi tors, Sunderland Brothers and sev eral other firms arc anxious to put teams in the field. McCormick to Meet Moran New York. Noel "Boy" McCor mick, Irish light heavyweight, is on his way to England to meet Frank Moran, the Pittsburgh fighter. The bout will take place at the end of the month. It is scheduled to go 20 rounds. tion they finally landed him in his corner, where he sat down on three chairs and awaited the arrival of Fitz. "Who's the Crowd?" Asks Bob. "Fitz came along a few minutes later, and as he mounted the steps of the ring he inquired who the crowd was over in the other corner. When Bob was told that the crowd was made up of one person and that the said person was his opponent he was not very much relieved. For the first time in his' life Ruby Bob showed signs of nervousness. "The men were called to the center of the ring, and, oh, boys! What a spectacle! There was Ed, taking up most of the air in the big place and casting a dark shadow over half of the building. Wasn't Edward some man? Twice around the big fellow was a mile. "The instructions over, the gong rang and they were off. The fight had not progressed far when Fitz moved Dunkhorst around and, plac ing him in a perfect position for a setup, let go with his famous solar plexus blow. Wrecks Ring as He Falls. "Bob's left hand sunk half a foot into Edward's stomach and Bob, be ing unable to get his member back, fired another shot with his right hand. The blow landed on the jaw of Edward and the latter fell with a terrible crash to the floor, carrying with him the entire top rope of the ring and wrecking two of the stout posts holding up the platform. "They worked over him furiously for 20 minutes, and when he showed the first sign of returning conscious ness, rolled him to his comer;" Wendell to Stage Big Splash Soon Five Open Championship Events on Program for Swimmers at 0. A. C. Pete Wendell, swimming instruc tor at the Omaha Athletic club, has arranged for another big splash to be staged at the club on Thursday night, April 21. Pete has secured the sanction of the Western associa tion of the Amateur Athletic union and this alone should lure the water performers to the meet. Five open championship events will be held. They are: 50-yard free style for senior men, 220-yard free style for senior men, 100-yard back stroke for senior men, 200-yard breast stroke swim and men's senior high spring board 'fancy diving event. The meet is open to all men ath letes registered in the W. A. of W. A. A. U. Swimmers anxious to enter are urged to write G. P. Wen dell, care of the Omaha Athletic club, for entry blanks. The entry list closes April 14. Special invitations have been ex tended all schools, clubs and Y. M. C. A. in the Western association, which includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky. As an added attraction Wendell will stage the state championship 50-yard free style swim for one legged men. Central Basketeers Receive Monograms The Central High school basket ball players received felt monograms yesterday at a monster mass meet ing as a recognition of their services rendered as members of the floor quintet. The letters were presented by Coach Harold Mulligan to Capt. Ray Clement, Frank Bunnell, Robert Keyt, Sydney Corenman, Lloyd Good and Captain-elect Wilmc Beerkle. Eight basket tossers on the sec ond received "R's" for their service on the Reserves, Ned Reynolds, Robert Mallory, Clarence Hunter, Gilbert Reynolds, Thorval Berg, George Johnston, Oliver Sautter and George Benolken. St. Paul Hand Ball Players Retain Title Detroit, March 26. Dr. Carl Haedge of St. Paul retained hij title as -National A. A. U. senior sin gles hand ball champion by defeat ing William backman ot Jew lone here Friday in two out of three m. - -141t 111: games, ine scores were i-iu and 21-12. Haedge won the cham pionship from Sackman a year ;igo. In the second contest in the dou bles semi-finals, Spiegel and Assc lin o f Detroit Y. M. C. A. defeat ed Henry and Smith of Detroit Ath letic club in straight games. 21-12, and 21-19. Edouard Horemans Makes High Run of 371 Vpiv York. March 25. Edouard Horemans, Belgian billiard champion, momentarily lost the lead to Wel kcr Cochran of San Francisco to day in their 18.2 balk line match for 4,800 points, but regained it with a hicrh run of 371. This run is second only to the American record of 436 set by Jake henaeter Here recemiy. Horemans gained on his rival today and has a grand total of 4,l)0U to Cochran's 3.731 1 he respective grand averages are 53 and VJ 56-75. St. Louis Cardinals Release Three Catchers Orange, Tex., March 25. A deal was closed here today whereby the St. Louis National League base ball club will return here next year for spring training. It was anndunced that Catcher Greisenbeck had been released to the Cisco club of the West Texas league, Catcher Paul Eiffert to the Houston club of the Texas league, and that Catcher Frank Gerlach and First Baseman Lucius James had been released unconditionally. Four Omahans to Try Out With Green Gobhins Ernest Graves, Ralph Johnson, Fred A. Brown and Elmer Craig, Omaha base ba'l players, will try out with the Green Goblins ball club at Kansas City this season. The pitching staff of 'the Goblins will be "Cannon Ball" Jackson. "Red Riding Hood" Saunders and probably William Darnell. Clark ot Denver will do the catching. j International Seaplane Race London. The Royal Aero club has decided to contribute 55,000 towards the expenses of the British represen tatives competing in the internation al seaplane competition for the Jack- ties Schneider trophy, to be held m Venice in September. Millions From French Racing Paris. Race course betting in France has never been heavier than at present. No less than $40,757,542 was taken in in the pari-mutuel ma chines during 1920. Two per cent of this amount goes to the poor. Race Meet in July West Foint, Neb., March 26. (Special.) The West Point Speed association has set the date for this year's race meet at West Point for July 19, 20, 21. The annual meeting will be held March 29, Sox Players Ke-Indiclcd In Second Probe District Attorney Start9 Ex tradition Proceedings to Bring Defendants Into Jurisdiction of Court. Chicago, March 26. One hundred and forty-four indictments naming 18 men were returned by the Cook county grand jury as a result of th J second investigation into the alleged throwing of the 1919 world scries to Cincinnati by Chicago White Sot players. Eight separate indictments against each prscn were returned. , The indictments named the 13 men indicted at the first investiga tion and also five men charged with taking part in arranging the alleged conspiracy. These mci: were Carl Zork and Ren Franklin of St. Louis, Ben and Louis Levi, said to be trom Des Moines and David elzer, ad dress unknown. Eight Players Held. The men reindicted were: Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, who con fessed to receiving $10,000 to throw games., Claud Williams, pitcher, who con fessed to receiving $5,000. Joe Jackson, outfielder, who con fessed to receiving $5,000. Fred McMullin, utility infieldcr. Chick Gandil, first baseman. Charles Risberg, shortstop. Oscar Felsch, outfielder. George Weaver, third baseman. Hal Chase, former major league first baseman. Bill Burns, former major league pitcher. ,Abcl Attel, once champion feather weight prize fighter. " Rachel Brown, alleged gambler. Joseph J. Sullivan, alleged gam bler. The cases against Cicotte, Mc Mullin, Jackson, Felsch, Weaver, Jackson and Williams recently were dismissed by the state oi the grounds that there was insufficient evidence available to convict. The cases against the other men indicted last fall were taken off the court call. Three Counts Named. ' Each indictment today contained three counts charging conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money under false pretenses and conspiracy to do an illegal act. Bonds were fixed at $3,000 for 'each indict.ivnt or $24, 000 for each man. Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney, announced after the indictments were returned that he already had started extradition proceedings against the men named and that every effort will be made to appre hend them at once. "There will be no joke about this investigation and . no dropping of charges brought in these indict ments," said Mr. Crowe. "We have proceeded carefully, made sure cf every legal detail and we will not nr'ss our mark which is peniten tiary sentences for the mea wtio are guilty." Mr. Crowe refused to say v.' lieu the men might be brought to trial out indicated that the trial would r.cj start immediately. ' University of Chicago To Stage Track Meet Chicago, March 25. The Uni versity of Chicago's national inter scholastic track and field meet will be held May 28, A. A. Stagg, direc tor of athletics, announced today. The event has not been held since 1917, when it was abandoned on ac count of the war.' A new feature this year will be the division of the meet into two sections, one for high schools and one for academies and preparatory schools. No Place for Johnson . Leavenworth, Kan. From his cell ... -dvenwortn. jack Johnson, for mer heavyweight champion of the world, is busy trying to arrange matches with various opponents. Re cently it was rumored that promot ers at Benton Harbor intended to stage a fight next August with John son as one of the principals. The Michigan Boxing commission promptly quashed that by barring Johnson from the ring in that state. It is more than probable fiat all other boxing centers will follow the lead of the 'Michigan body. Jack Sheehan Signs . New York. Jack Sheehan, who last season managed the Winnipeg club of the Western Canada league and acted as his own third baseman, has returned his signed contiact for rcxt season to the Brooklyns. Shee han reported to the Brooklyns late last season and will be renirmlirroH as the young player who took Jim- i .. T l . . ' 1 . . . i . . miy Miiisiuus piace ai iniro Dase during the world scries games in Cleveland after a collision forced Johnston out of the game. Lynch Wants $30,000 New York. Lew Diamond, who has been authorized by Dominick Tortorich of New Orleans, tc offer Champion Joe Lynch a guarantee of $25,000 to fight Pete Herimn. the former champion, in a 20-round bout at Tortdrich's big open-air club on July 4, is not likely to clinch the -bout. Lynch's manager, Eddie Mead, demands $50,000 for Lynch's end. Diphtheria Sign Keeps Benny Kauff From Joining Club Lancaster, O., March 26. enny Kauff, outfielder of the New York National League base ball team, is quarantined at his home here. Mrs. Kauff is suf fering from a severe attack of diphtheria.